Chunky Leg Rectangle Coffee Table — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 8 ft or stud length

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over
17"17"17"17"
1. Legs — 17"
2. Legs — 17"
3. Legs — 17"
4. Legs — 17"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

4 boards · 12.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 47 3/8" left over
47 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 47 1/2"
Board 2 · 47 3/8" left over
47 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 47 1/2"
Board 3 · 47 3/8" left over
47 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 47 1/2"
Board 4 · 47 3/8" left over
47 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 47 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 6 ft

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
43"43"
1. Top frame sides — 43"
2. Top frame sides — 43"
Board 2 · 55 3/4" left over
19 1/2"19 1/2"
1. Top frame ends — 19 1/2"
2. Top frame ends — 19 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
43"43"
1. Bottom frame sides — 43"
2. Bottom frame sides — 43"
Board 2 · 1 3/8" left over
19 1/2"19 1/2"18"18"18"
1. Bottom frame ends — 19 1/2"
2. Bottom frame ends — 19 1/2"
3. Top frame cross pieces — 18"
4. Top frame cross pieces — 18"
5. Top frame cross pieces — 18"
Board 3 · 40 5/8" left over

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 8 ft or stud length

Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

Board 1 · 47 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 47 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 47 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 47 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 6 ft

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 55 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 40 5/8" left over